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Wicked Weed Brewing

  • Large Brewery
  • Asheville, North Carolina
  • Founded 2012
  • Owned by a Large Brewer: Anheuser-Busch InBev

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Medals in View
3
Gold, Silver, Bronze
First Medal in View
2021
Categories Medaled
3
1 in special categories
Estimated Barrels per Year
1M

No production figure is published, so this uses the typical volume for its brewery type (large Brewery): 1,000,000 barrels. Estimated total: 1,000,000 barrels. Inputs: Barrels: 1,000,000 (estimated from Brewery Type (E)); Brewery Type: Large Brewery; Locations: 1; Kitchen: Not Found, So No Food Revenue Is Added; Distribution: Not Found; Employees: Not Found.

How These Estimates Are Made

Estimate (E)
Estimated ARR
$500M

1,000,000 barrels times $500 per barrel, the benchmark price for its brewery type (large Brewery), gives $500,000,000 a year. The range shown is 0.7 to 1.35 times that. Inputs: Barrels: 1,000,000 (estimated from Brewery Type (E)); Brewery Type: Large Brewery; Locations: 1; Kitchen: Not Found, So No Food Revenue Is Added; Distribution: Not Found; Employees: Not Found.

How These Estimates Are Made

EBITDA $60M at 12% (E)
Medals by YearWicked Weed Brewing, 2018 to 2026
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Medals by Year
Name201820192020202120222023202420252026
Gold000000000
Silver000100001
Bronze000100000

Ten Year Trend

Each year says whether the brewery medaled. When it did not, the status says why there is nothing to count, including years before the brewery opened.

Medals and status of Wicked Weed Brewing in the last ten years.
YearStatusMedalsGold / Silver / Bronze
2026Medaled1
2025No Medal0
2024No Medal0
2023No Medal0
2022No Medal0
2021Medaled2
2020Results Not LoadedNot FoundNot Found
2019Partial Year0
2018Partial Year0
Medals by Style Family
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Medals by Style Family
Style FamilyMedals
Fruit, Spice, and Specialty1
IPA1
Sour and Wild1
Medals by Category
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Medals by Category
CategoryMedals
American Fruit Beer1
Belgian Sour Ale1
Imperial India Pale Ale1
Medals by Location CreditedAs Printed in the Winners List
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Medals by Location Credited
Location CreditedMedals
Asheville3

Medal History

Field is the number of entries in the category that year. Entries per medal divides the field by the medals awarded.

Every Great American Beer Festival medal of Wicked Weed Brewing in view.. Select a column header to sort.
Beer Profile
2026SilverLime Drop4.8%Not FoundAmerican Fruit Beer7926.3AshevilleFull Profile
2021SilverFreak of Nature Double IPA8.5%Not FoundImperial India Pale Ale17759.0AshevilleNot Found
2021BronzeTransAmLamNot FoundNot FoundBelgian Sour Ale7324.3AshevilleNot Found

2026 Medal Beers

Silver in American Fruit Beer

Lime Drop

Wicked Weed Brewing, Asheville, NC

Category
American Fruit Beer
Entries
79
ABV
4.8%
IBU
Not Found
Style
Lager with Fruit
Malts
Not Found
Yeast
Not Found
Adjuncts
Lime, Sea salt

Hops

Not Found

Tasting Notes

Our crisp lager is balanced with lime flavors and bright sea salt to deliver the most explosively drinkable experience.

Source: wickedweedbrewing.com

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Profile

Type
Large Brewery
Headquarters
Asheville, North Carolina
Founded
2012
Employees
Not Found
Kitchen
Not Found
Website
www.wickedweedbrewing.comSource: website resolved; Instagram linked from the brewery website
Links
InstagramChecked 2026-10-14Source: website resolved; Instagram linked from the brewery website
Locations
  • Wicked Weed Brewing: 91 Biltmore Ave, Asheville, North Carolina, 28801-3626 Map
  • Wicked Weed Brewing: 145 Jacob Holme Way, Candler, North Carolina, 28715-0209 Map
Known for
IPA, Sour and Wild, Fruit, Spice, and Specialty

Current Beers

Not Found

Ownership and Investors

Ownership
Owned by a Large Brewer
Parent
Anheuser-Busch InBev (large brewer)
Stake
100%, 2017
Independent (Brewers Association Definition)
No
Status
active
Source
Company announcement 2017Curated from public announcements; not checked against a primary source.

Distribution

Not Found

Estimated Scale

Barrels per Year
1,000,000

No production figure is published, so this uses the typical volume for its brewery type (large Brewery): 1,000,000 barrels. Estimated total: 1,000,000 barrels. Inputs: Barrels: 1,000,000 (estimated from Brewery Type (E)); Brewery Type: Large Brewery; Locations: 1; Kitchen: Not Found, So No Food Revenue Is Added; Distribution: Not Found; Employees: Not Found.

How These Estimates Are Made

(Estimated from Brewery Type (E), Low Confidence)
Equivalent
31,000,000 gallons, or 13,777,778 cases of 24 twelve ounce cans. About 223,200,000 sixteen ounce cans packaged (assuming 90% packaged) and 24,800,000 pints on draft.
Revenue (ARR)
$500M

1,000,000 barrels times $500 per barrel, the benchmark price for its brewery type (large Brewery), gives $500,000,000 a year. The range shown is 0.7 to 1.35 times that. Inputs: Barrels: 1,000,000 (estimated from Brewery Type (E)); Brewery Type: Large Brewery; Locations: 1; Kitchen: Not Found, So No Food Revenue Is Added; Distribution: Not Found; Employees: Not Found.

How These Estimates Are Made

(range $350M to $675M, E)
Gross Margin
45%

Annual revenue ($500,000,000) times a 45% gross margin, typical for its brewery type (large Brewery), gives $225,000,000 of gross profit. Inputs: Barrels: 1,000,000 (estimated from Brewery Type (E)); Brewery Type: Large Brewery; Locations: 1; Kitchen: Not Found, So No Food Revenue Is Added; Distribution: Not Found; Employees: Not Found.

How These Estimates Are Made

(gross profit $225M, E)
EBITDA
$60M at 12%

Annual revenue ($500,000,000) times a 12% EBITDA margin, typical for its brewery type (large Brewery), gives $60,000,000. The range uses 5% to 11%, typical for self distributed breweries. Inputs: Barrels: 1,000,000 (estimated from Brewery Type (E)); Brewery Type: Large Brewery; Locations: 1; Kitchen: Not Found, So No Food Revenue Is Added; Distribution: Not Found; Employees: Not Found.

How These Estimates Are Made

(range 5% to 11%, $25M to $55M, E)
Revenue per Barrel
$500

Annual revenue ($500,000,000) divided by 1,000,000 barrels. Inputs: Barrels: 1,000,000 (estimated from Brewery Type (E)); Brewery Type: Large Brewery; Locations: 1; Kitchen: Not Found, So No Food Revenue Is Added; Distribution: Not Found; Employees: Not Found.

How These Estimates Are Made

(cost of goods assumed at $500 per barrel, E)
Revenue per Location
$500M

Annual revenue ($500,000,000) divided by the number of locations (1). Inputs: Barrels: 1,000,000 (estimated from Brewery Type (E)); Brewery Type: Large Brewery; Locations: 1; Kitchen: Not Found, So No Food Revenue Is Added; Distribution: Not Found; Employees: Not Found.

How These Estimates Are Made

for its one location, E

How These Estimates Are Made

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